go have a tug

but try forcing yourself to laugh occasionally! i saw it on tv and thought 'thats stupid' but then i tried it and it made me piss myself for real! which of course is fun, and therapeutic.

...all the time.

but dont eat too many

post on internet forum, not gonna help.

and youre not underweight. cos malnutrition = bad mood

negative forces and people from my life... really surrounding myself by good people who had no agenda.. and generally throwing self into productive projects one I was able to leave my bedroom again.

I think they key for me is really exercise tho, and eating well...

give it a break so your mind has chance to rcharge. ive not had any at the weekend for 2 weeks and i can def notice a difference midweek

bike riding, running, football. anything is good. very good for you.

is that you rate Calvin Harris 10.

I often find that lowering myself slowly onto a sword and feeling my lungs gently fill with blood is a great relief from depression of any sort.

And getting a job helps.

when ive been at my darkest moments writing something - even a self hating rant is cathartic in the extreme. its like shouting at a brick wall or punching a pillow. even if it feels like youre not moaning to anyone but yourself it helps you to put things into perspective and gives you a different way of looking at yourself.

..I got a job and things got better. I wouldn't say I'm happy now but I'm coping with life which I really wasn't before.

i.e. get out there, take some exercise, be sociable, learn to take a look around and enjoy the little things. Whatever's been getting you down is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things and there are so many things to be positive about. Practice mindfulness, so that you can see the depressing thoughts coming up and can tackle them head on. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness - This is pretty much what a Clinical Psychologist would prescribe. Forget happy pills.

solve it
eat properly

I always thought that i would never get depressed because i would just 'man the fuck up' in hard times - but i didn't and i have been a quivvering drunken mess for the past 2 months!

The Doctors and talking to a professional will definatly help as i have found in the past 3 weeks.

Booze most definatly will not help AT ALL!!!

Changing your thought processes, so you believe that you're actually alright and have control over your life. For example, if something bad happens, rather than automatically attributing it to failure on your part, acknowledging that some of it was due to other things, and that negative things will happen to all of us. It takes a while, but once you get out of a cycle of negative thinking, things get a lot easier- I've found this has had a far greater effect than anything a dr has prescribed.

(Apologies for clumsy sentences)

Not being indoors
Not sitting still for long time
Not being alone
Not drinking too much (hangovers and comedowns make it worse)
Eating properly

Things that make it worse:

Hanging around feeling sad and not doing anything about it
Getting wasted until you burn out
Starving yourself
Not recognising / ignoring triggers